[Time: 9:15 p.m. You get to the hospital.]
* Rei looks down at her feet. "Maybe before we go save the world, I can get a
pair of shoes." Her tail twitches in annoyance.
Never a spare moment.
Yeah, but this is foot care we're talking about.
( Is too. You usually have all day to do what you want. )
* Rei heads in.
[The hospital is the same as usual. It looks like it did last time Rei
was here, except people are noticing her in all her shoelessness, 'cause she's
not astral.]
(It's late! Yay overnight emergency wards. ^^)
* Peter follows!
* Rei doesn't seem to really care about the people staring at her. It happens
anyway. She walks towards her brother's room.
[Her brother's room hasn't moved either. He's still there, almost
completely bandaged. He looks asleep.]
* Peter follows and frowns. "Oh dear. Would you rather I wait outside?"
It doesn't matter.
* Rei walks in and picks up the clipboard, checking his status.
* Peter follows quietly.
[Same as before.]
* Rei sets the clipboard down a bit harder than she needs, creating a sudden
clack that fills the room.
( The clack causes Katsu to cry in shock, giving him a heart attack.
Doh! )
(Aww, darn.)
* Rei takes a deep breath, then pulls up a chair. She has a seat and taps at his
uncovered cheek. "Katsu. Katsu, wake up o/~"
[Katsu snoozes.]
* Rei grins a little despite herself and pinches his cheek. That usually gets
him up.
[He wakes up with a muffled cry.]
Guess who?
"... Ow."
* Peter is quiet.
Nope, not ow. Guess again.
"R...ei...?"
* Rei smiles. "Right on the second try. How's the food?"
[Katsu tries to make a face and it hurts, so he settles for.
"...Blech."]
That sucks. I- I'd come in with stuff for you, but... um.
"... Can't really... taste... anyhow."
* Rei glances up at Peter, then goes back to looking at Katsu. "I've got to go
to Shanghai tomorrow." She puts her hand on Katsu's. "But I'm alive now. See?
Things'll work out okay." She doesn't sound entirely convinced.
* Rei blinks.
You can't?
"N...nose... broke."
That... that sucks.
* Peter frowns.
"Y.."
* Rei notices the frown, and quietly snatches the clipboard, tossing it to
Peter.
( Give him something to read. That'll shut him up :P )
(o/~)
* Peter grabs and reads.
* Rei goes back to waiting for Katsu to finish.
Yeah. I'm, um, alive. I've got a new body, see? It even has a tail.
"N...new?"
* Peter frowns deeper, but doesn't say anything.
Yeah. The one I had was kinda... dead. No. It was dead.
* Rei chews on her lower lip for a moment. "But I got a new one, like I said I
would."
"Weird."
Really. But when is anything involving me not weird? I can see in color
now! It's really cool.
( Does this mean you'll dress normally? )
(Maybe. ^_^)
* Rei takes a deep breath. "Anyway... I'm okay now. I'm going to try to make
sure everybody's okay. That's one of the reasons we're going to China... to make
sure Dad'll be okay." Her eyes water, but she keeps herself from crying. "When
are you going to get out of here?"
"Don't know... Long time...Maybe month..."
* Rei nods. "I dunno how long the China trip will take, but I'll visit you right
when I get back, okay? And I'll bring some food, too."
"Okay..."
So... um. Do you want me to let you sleep?
"Dunno."
* Rei bites her lip, then digs in her backpack and pulls out a small, tie-dyed
dinosaur-beanbag plushie. She sets it on the table where Katsu can see it.
"Before I forget, I'm leaving Millicent Penelope Carillo III to watch over you.
These things are important."
"... No Kirby?"
* Rei giggles. "I'll stop somewhere and get you a Kirby plushie tonight."
"Ok."
* Rei shifts in her chair. "Did Mom or Mitsuji visit you at all?"
"Dunno."
* Rei nods, then considers something.
Do you remember last time I visited?
He hesitates, then says. "Yes..."
* Rei looks like she's about to cry again. "Whatever happened, it's- it's not
your fault." She puts her other hand on his. "And I meant it. I'll be here for
you as much as I can."
"...Doesn't matter..."
* Rei blinks. "What?"
"My fault... or not... Won't help my face... my life..."
No, but- damnit, Katsu! There's got to be something we can do! And- and
if there is, I'm gonna find it.
...
I'm sorry.
Katsu turns his one good eye to Peter. "Who... you?"
* Peter looks at the floor. "I.. I'm Rei's boss. This.. this was my fault."
* Rei looks at Peter for a moment. "No it's not."
I am in charge of the group. I.. I shouldn't have let them do this to
you. I'm deeply sorry. I.. I wish there was something I could do.
"..."
* Rei is on her feet now. "This isn't your fault!" she yells at Peter. "Lazar
said it himself! He's the one who hurt Katsu, and he's the one I'm gonna take it
out on, not you! So stop that!"
I was supposed to keep him in check. Not only am I his boss, but he is
staying with me as well. I ... I'm sorry.
* Rei grumbles. "You could always chisel him into the shape of a ballerina."
( You don't say... )
(o/~)
[Katsu seems to have fallen asleep.]
* Rei eyes Peter for a moment, then looks at Katsu. She smiles a little and
kisses him on the cheek. "Love ya, little brother. I'll be back with the Kirby
plushie."
* Peter continues looking at the floor.
* Rei straightens and picks up her backpack. She glances at Katsu one more time,
then looks to Peter and takes a deep breath. "Let's go save them."
After we stop at my place so I can get shoes.
( Everyone wuvs Kirby. )
* Peter looks up at Rei and nods. "Right. Let's go."
* Rei moves it outta there. Yo.
* Peter goes!
[You get to the building!]
* Rei gets out of the van. With shoes now! She moves it into the building.
* Peter follows! Again!
[There's two people in the lobby, a guard and a familiar police
officer!]
* Rei waves.
Touji: "Huh. Here's the rest of them."
Where did the others go?
"Most of them went to Sugiyama Corp. Except that goddamned thief."
* Rei nods. "We're going to go up too, okay?"
"Yeah, go ahead."
* Peter nods and goes!
Have a nice night!
* Rei goes! Button for elevator press!
[The elevator comes!]
( You arrive next round. Roll init )
* Rei gets on the elevator. We're on a roll.